Timo Kinnunen

TIMO KINNUNEN MAKES HIS GALWAY DEBUT!

Finnish artist Timo Kinnunen works continuously as an accordion soloist and as a chamber musician worldwide with over 50 concerts a year, performing contemporary, classical, and improvised music. Kinnunen’s artist image and his virtuosity on the accordion have inspired composers to create very interesting works for this instrument.

Besides the concert activity, Kinnunen has an international reputation for his innovative cultural and pedagogical projects.

Timo will visit Galway, May 11-13, 2011 and will present workshops for school children in County Galway and perform in concert with The Galway Ensemble in Residence, ConTempo Quartet.

Concert:

May 13th @ 8:00 p.m. St. Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway

Tickets @ The Door: Adults - €10/7; children up to age 16 admitted free.

Programme:

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet - Op. 76 No. 1

George Muffat - Passacaglia

Olivier Messiaen - Les Anges

Anna Veismane - Why me?

Astor Piazzolla - Five Tango Sensations